ENCN261-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016

Transport and Surveying

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 22 February 2016
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2016
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 4 March 2016
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 20 May 2016

Description

Introduction to transportation engineering. Geometric design of roads. Surveying fundamentals. Surveying camp.

Learning Outcomes

  • This course is expected to develop student skills to the level where the student can handle plans and complete or oversee an engineering survey, and understand the basic principles of traffic flow, geometric design and the importance of human factors.

    Overview

    This course will introduce you to:

  •  The basics of field surveying (levelling, traversing, mapping and setting out)
  •  The fundamental concepts of transportation, driver behaviour and traffic flow; highway capacity and level of service
  •  The principles of geometric design for roads and railways
  •  The interaction between traffic and field surveying and their application to transport projects
  •  Basic principles of teamwork and leadership

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry

Restrictions

ENCI262

Timetable Note

1st pro Survey Camp (Living Springs, Lyttelton Harbour)

A compulsory week-long camp will be held in the last week of the term break (24-29 April).  The fee for this camp is included in your course fees.  Students will leave to the Living Springs Camp on Sunday evening 24 April.  Mr Roger Dawe will instruct the students on the details of the camp in due course

Course Coordinator

Mehdi Ekbatani

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
3 assignments and 1 traffic lab 20% Transport
Assignments (x3) surveying 20%
final exam 45% Transportation part 25%. Surveying part 20%
Test (transportation) 15%


All assignments are due by 5:00 pm on the given dates (see timetable). All assignments must be submitted as pdf file electronically through the learn website in addition to a printout version to be placed in the appropriate box. Late assignments will have 20% deducted for each day late, unless prior arrangement has been made. Please contact the course coordinator (preferably well in advance) if you have genuine difficulties meeting submission dates.

The 15% Transportation Test (test duration is 90 mins) is currently scheduled on the 9th May at C1 lecture theatre from 6.30pm to 8pm. The transportation material covered in this test will also be examined to some extent in the final year exam.

Any “CIVIL” approved calculator is allowed. Students with genuine medical grounds may apply for an Aegrotat for the final examination, with their grade to be based on their internal coursework, mid-semester test and exam result (if any).

To achieve a pass in the course, students need to achieve at least 40% in each of the Surveying and Transport course work and at least 40% in the mid-term test and at least 40% in each of the Transport and Surveying components of the final exam. The total mark to pass the course is also expected to be at least 50% (out of 100%).

Repeat students must see the Course Coordinator ASAP with regards to exemptions from labs, assignments, etc. If desired, students with previous relevant academic passes or practical experience (e.g. Polytechnic surveying courses, previous engineering employment) may also apply to the Course Coordinator for exemption from part of the coursework. All exemptions must be confirmed by Friday 4th March. All students will (re)sit the test and final exam.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Texts:

Study Guides: Study Guides will be available in PDF format on the course webpage on Learn and students can view and print them (eg, via the UC copy centre). Students are expected to bring their electronic or printed materials of the study guide to all sessions and record their notes in them.

Other Suggested Texts:
Austroads (2009), Guide to Road Design (esp. Part 3: Geometric Design) – electronic copies will be available on Learn.
Banks, James H. (2002), Introduction to Transportation Engineering, 2nd Ed – available in the Library

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $901.00

International fee $4,863.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Civil and Natural Resources Engineering .

All ENCN261 Occurrences

  • ENCN261-16S1 (C) Semester One 2016